the short version
We collect what it takes to run an invite-only audio community and nothing more. No ads, no analytics trackers, no selling or sharing your data for marketing. You can delete your account and everything attached to it yourself, at any time, from edit profile → delete account.
who runs this
tiny audio club is operated by FrogLeap Software, based in Ireland. We are the controller of your personal data. Questions, requests or complaints: hello@tinyaudio.club.
what we collect
- Account: email address, username, display name, a hashed password (we never see the original), the invite code you joined with, and when you accepted these terms.
- Profile: avatar, header image, bio, links and whether your account is private — whatever you choose to add.
- Your content: audio you record or upload, cover artwork and live covers, titles, comments, GIFs you post, likes, follows and follow requests.
- Play counts: a plain number per clip. We do not record who listened.
- Email status: whether your address is verified, whether mail to it bounces, and whether you want the monthly digest.
- Technical: your IP address is used briefly for rate limiting (to stop password-guessing and spam) and appears in standard server logs.
why we use it
- To provide the service (performing our contract with you): your account, showing your clips to the people you choose, notifications, account emails like verification and password reset.
- To keep it safe (our legitimate interest): rate limiting, preventing abuse, enforcing the terms.
- The monthly digest (our legitimate interest, with a one-click unsubscribe in every digest email).
who else touches your data
- Hosting: the app, database, file storage and email server all run on servers we rent from Hetzner Online GmbH (Germany, EU). Email is sent from our own mail server, not a third-party mail service.
- GIPHY: when you search for a GIF, the search goes from our server to GIPHY. GIFs in comments load directly from GIPHY's servers, so GIPHY sees the IP address of anyone viewing them. See GIPHY's own privacy policy.
- Other members: whatever you post is visible to the audience you pick (everyone, or approved followers only). Signed-in members can download clips for collabs — see the terms.
- Legal requests: we only disclose data if the law requires us to.
cookies & local storage
We set one cookie: your sign-in session, which is strictly necessary for the site to work. The app also stores a couple of harmless flags in your browser (for example, whether you've seen the latest “what's new” notes or a tip). There are no analytics, advertising or tracking cookies, so there is nothing to consent to.
how long we keep it
For as long as you have an account. When you delete your account we immediately remove your profile, clips, audio and image files, comments, likes, follows and notifications. Removed data may survive in server backups for a limited time before those backups are overwritten. Comments other people left on your clips are removed along with the clips.
your rights
You can access, correct, export or delete your data, object to how we use it, or ask us to restrict it. Most of this you can do yourself in the app; for anything else email hello@tinyaudio.cluband we'll reply within a month. You also have the right to complain to your local data protection authority.
age
tiny audio club is for people aged 16 and over. If we learn an account belongs to someone younger, we will delete it.
changes
If we change this policy in a way that matters, we'll tell you in the app before it takes effect.